Wire-mesh machine



Feb. 9 1926.

T. H. KANE WIRE MESH MACHINE Filed y 5 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 96%, INVE/VT'CE 7 A7ZTO NEY T. H. KAN E WIRE MESH MACHINE Feb. 9 1926.

Filed July 3, 1922 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE/VT'CP/E Tree av T. H. KANE WIRE 'MESH MACHINE Filed July 3. 1922 5 Sheets-Shut 3 Feb. 9,1926. 1,572,491

' A770 NE) T. H. KANE- WIRE MESH MACHINE Filed July 5, 1922 Feb. 9, 1926; j

5 Sheets-Sheet 4 7[%1/ INVENTOI? W A 7'7'OE/VEY Patented Feb. 9, i925.

UNITE STATES PATENT oFFro-E.

THOMAS 'I-I. KANE, OF YOUNGSTOWN,-OHIO, ASSIGNOB TO TRUSGONSTEELCOMPANY A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

WIRE-MESH MACHINE.

Application filed July 3,

having feed'rolls for advancing longitudinal wires in combination with a magazine for holding staples and automatically "feeding these staples into a reciprocating die which actuates with an upper reciprocating die for *i'orrn'ing a staple around a cross wire.

l Viththis'and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel arrangenient I H1Cl construction of parts hereinafter more fully set forth EtDCl'ClQSCTlbGd.

The drawings illustrate-the preferred enibodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meeting different conditions, various changesin the form and ininordetails of construction ,may 'be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention, as claimed and set forth in'the drawings.

Figure 1 is a topfplan view of a manutactured portion of the wire mesh.

"Figure 2 is a cross section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1. r 7

Figure 3s a front elevation of-the machine. I

Figure lis an end elevation of the machine.

Figure5 is a detail view partly in section feel roll.

1922. Serial No. 5%,512.

Figure 10 is a detail side elevation of one of .the cams used for elevating the lower dies.

Figure 11 is a detail sectional view of one of the cams takenonline ll11 of Figure 10.

Figure 12is a perspective view ot one of the staple magazines.

Figure '13 is a detail sectional view showing one of the lower-dies in a position for holding the staple for the coaction of one ofthe upper dies in curling the upper ends of said staple around a cross Wire.

Figure 14 is a perspective view of one of the staples.

of the wiring heads showing the upper die at'the bottom of the downward stroke, with th-e staple curled aboutthe cross wire.

Figure 16 is a detail view partly in section showing means of raising an upper wire By referring to thedl'( wings it will be seen that the machine in gGIIBTZIlCOIHPFiSQS a double crank press of ordinary type.

By referring to Figures 5 and-6 which show a single wiring head of :a series of wiring heads, it will'be seen thatl represents the stationary bed of the'press, and 2 the reciprocating slide of :the' press. This reciprocating slide 2 may'becaused'to func tron in any ordinary way known to theart,

and it is not the purpose-of this invention to set up a new and improved element in reference to this portion of the machine.

This reciprocating slide 2 carries a block4 provided with a recess 5 immediately back of the upper die 3 for the clearance of a lower die 6, which will 'be more fully described as :the description of this device proceeds.

a'lhis lower die 6, and actuating meansfor raising it are carried by a'housing 7. 7 The longitudinal wire 8 is shown passing through a guide 9 in the housing 7; In order to advance the "longitudinal wire '8, :I have provided horizontal xt'eed rolls .10 and 11,

which advance the longitudinal wire 8 at intervals. The staple magazine 12 is :inserted intothe housing .7 and retained in place by means of a wedge 13. The staples it are ted forward by pressureexerted on thern by a'pin '15 drawn forwardthrough a Figure 15 is a detail sectional View of oneslot 16 by means of a weight 17 attached to the pin by means ofthe chain or cable 18 which ridges over a pulley 19.

The operation of the machine may be ex- 1 individual shafts 22 running in bearings 23,

bearings.

above which are springs 24 with provisions for increasing or decreasing .the tension thereon. To facilitate the insertion ofthe longitudinal wires 8, the upper feed rolls 11 are slightly lifted; this operation is accomplished by slightly turning the shaft 25 wvliicli extends the full length of the machine, and is provided with a handle 26 for rocking it. Theshaft 25 is provided with a series of notches 27 (Figure 16), into which extends one arm 28 of a series of hell crank levers 29. The other arm 30 of the bell crank lever 29 extends under the bearings 23. lVhen the shaft 25 is slightly rotated the arms 28 of the bell crank levers 29v are' forced to the left, and the arms 30 upward, thus lifting the upper feed rolls 11 with their accompanying shafts and After the longitudinal wires 8 are in place the handle 26 is again placed in the position shown in Figure 16, so that the upper feed rolls 11, and the lower feed roll 10 grip thelongitudinal wires 8. A shaft 31 extends the whole length of the machine, and is supported by the housing 71. This shaft 31 is provided at one end with a lever handle 32 (see Figure On the shaft 31 are mounted a series of'cams as shown in detail in Figure 10. One of these cams'33 isplaced in each housing 7. Each cam 33 is. provided with a groove 34 and a flange 35, used to actuate the movement of the lower die 6 which is detailed in Figure 7. Each lower die 6 is provided with a recess 36 with a projecting flange 37 this projecting flange 37 fitting into the groove 34 of the cam 33, so that when the cam 33 is rotated with the lower die 6 engaged therein, as shown in Figure 5, the lower die 6 will be caused to raise and lower as the shaft 31 is rocked back and forth.

Each lower die 6 (see Figures 5 and 7) is also provided with a slotted opening 38 through which the longitudinal wire 8 passes. 'lihis slotted opening 38 is elongated to providefor the vertical motion of the lower die 6 without interfering with the longitudinal wire 8. The lower die 6 is further provided with a recess 39 around the slotted opening 38. This recess 39 is so formed as to fit the exterior of the staple 14.

longitudinal wire 8 is fed through each lower die- 6 a distance equal to-that desired between the end of the fabric and the first cross wire 40 (see Figure 3). The lever handle 32 is then drawn forward, causing the shaft 31 to be rotated clockwise, raising the lower dies 6 into their position for holding the staples 14 for the co-action of the 'upper dies 3.

Meanwhile, when the. lower dies 6 are in the lower position, the recesses 39 are in line with the staple magazines 12, and the pressure exerted on the line of staples 14 by the pins 15 has forced the staples 14 into the recesses 39. As the lower dies 6 are elevated by turning the cams 33 it carries the staples 1.4 with them, so that the staples 14 in their upperposition surround the longitudinal wire 8, as shown in Figure 13. It will be noted that the staples 14 are formed with slightly curved ends 41, as shown in Figure14 for the purpose of facilitating the curling of the staples 14 around the cross wire 40.

'After the staples 14 have been raised, together with: the plurality of lower dies 6, a cross wire 40 is inserted manually, as shown in Figure 13. The press is then tripped, causing the reciprocating slide 2 of the press to descend, carrying downwardly the pluralityrof blocks 4, with depending upper dies 3. As the depending upper diesthe cross wires 40 by turning the hand wheel 20 when a new set of staples 14 are brought into position by pushing backward the lever handle 32, thus rocking the shaft 31 and bringing the lower dies 36 to their downward position when they will receive a new set of staples 14 from the staple magazines 12.

The lever handle 32 is now drawn forward again, raising the lower dies 6 to the operating position, and another cross wire 40 manually placed in position as before.

The cycle of operation is repeated until the cross wires 40' have been attached to the whole length of the horizontal wires 8.

What I claim is:

A machine for making wire fabric coinprising a lower feed roll, a plurality of upper vfeed rolls for advancing longitudinal Wires, a plurality of lower reciprocating niatically feeding staples into the recess of dies, cams for reciprocating said dies, a each lower die, means for the co-action of slotted opening in each die, a recess in each the upper and lower dies forming ends of 10 of said dies around said slotted opening, a staples around a cross Wire, substantially 5 plurality of reciprocating upper dies, a recess as described for the purpose set forth.

back of each upper die for the clearance In testimony whereofI affix my'signature.

of each lower die, staple magazines for auto- THOMAS H. KANE. 

